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RSPCA launching new advertising campaign
The RSPCA’s Freedom Food labelling scheme is launching a new online advertising campaign this month in a bid to increase awareness of of farm animal…
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Thompson's tip: Legacy of farrowing house scour
Scour in farrowing houses is well recognised. Perhaps what is less recognised is how much effect this can have on the post-weaning performance, says…
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Pfizer expands poultry team for UK and Ireland
Tony Grainger has been appointed manager for the Pfizer range of in-feed products for the poultry industry in the UK and Ireland. He has been with…
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Research predicts precision pig farming 'a stage nearer'
An initiative started in 2009 to help pig farmers improve their performance, using developments in IT and monitoring expertise, has come to fruition…
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Concerns rise over Schmallenberg
Welsh livestock farmers have expressed their worries about the potential spread of Schmallenberg Virus (SBV) following the increasing incidence of…
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This little (rare breed) pig went to market
Until recently, Luke and Louise Trowbridge of Stour Provost in Dorset could be found reading the story of the Three Little Pigs to their young sons…
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Thompson tip: Slap-dash slap-marking
We still see numerous farm reports where slap-markings are recorded by the abattoir or by BPHS (British Pig Health Scheme) vets as illegible. There…
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Create a great idea and bag £1,000 with ABN award
Open to anyone with an idea for adding greater value to the British pig and poultry industry, the ABN Innovation Award 2012 sets out to highlight the…
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PIC opens UK’s first gene transfer centre
Pig breeding company PIC UK has opened a world-class GT Centre of Excellence which is thought to be the first of its type in the UK and probably in…
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Solid investment in strawed pens
With confidence returning to the Scottish pig industry, an Aberdeenshire pig farmer has invested £50,000 in new solid-floored straw-based finishing…
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